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The Conquest of Nature Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

Paperback • 2007 • English

The Conquest of Nature Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

By David Blackbourn

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Majestic and lyrically written, The Conquest of Nature traces the rise of Germany through the development of water and landscape. David Blackbourn begins his morality tale in the mid-1700s, with the epic story of Frederick the Great, who attempted--by importing the great scientific minds of the West and by harnessing the power of his army--to transform the uninhabitable marshlands of his scattered kingdom into a modern state. Chronicling the great engineering projects that reshaped the mighty Rh...Show more

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ISBN

9780393329995

Publisher

Norton

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

The Conquest of Nature Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

Format

Paperback

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